Tranquil Tuesday

I find it a bit ironic that New Year's Eve is on a Tuesday for the purpose of this blog. To me, New Years is about new beginnings, about another chance to improve yourself, and another chance to be happy. My new year's resolution, as it always is is to just be better. That may include, but is not limited to: being better at sports, eating better, improving my photography, or being happier. Positivity is contagious. The best thing that you can do to make the world around you better without even changing your routine is to simply smile. Next time you're having a bad day, or someone around you is having a bad day, just smile. 

Manic Monday

One thing that I love to do with drummer photos is to make them super colourful. When that isn't possible, I often make them black & white. As I've said before, drummers are the hardest band member to photograph, mainly because of the lack of light. This lack of light means that you need to turn down your shutter speed, but slowing it down means that the subject needs to be more still for the image not to be blurry. That, of course, is nearly impossible for a drummer. Usually what happens when there isn't decent lighting, one of the best ways to make the photo look good is to make it black and white.

Sunday Sonata

One thing that I've noticed is that most of the times, a singer has the highest ego in the band. It doesn't really surprise me all that much, but it is still a bit weird to see this actually unfold. There are exceptions, in fact, most musicians that I have met, no matter what instrument they play, who actually have some resemblance of fame, are all extremely humble, and generally really good people. I find it hilarious that bands who are not signed to any label, struggling to keep the band in one piece, have extreme creative differences and generally think of themselves as better than everyone else, and this goes triple for solo artists. 

That being said, this man is one of the nicest people I have ever met. His name is Kieran Mercer, and I saw him perform as a solo artist with a backing band. He is very talented and unbelievably kind and humble. I will not be sharing photos of people that I do not reapect on this blog. If you want to get a little bit of insight as to who I think deserves respect, and your attention, check out my Facebook page, and see who I'm excluding from my posts. 

Happy holidays and keep on taking those photos!

Cheers!!

Skylar Santimeau

Shredding Saturday

Good morning one and all! I hope that your holiday season has been filled with joy and merriment. I've been taking a small break from actually going to concerts because of the holiday season, but that doesn't mean that I don't have anything to share with you guys. This is my good friend Adamn, he just recently played his last concert for a little while so that he can go back to school. He was playing for a band called fighting for Ithaca, who are currently signed to 604 records here in Vancouver. I'd just like to take this moment to wih him all the best and hope that he becomes successful in what ever field he chooses. 

All natural Thursday

I hope everyone had a super merry Christmas, and got to spend a lot of time with family and those close to you. Boxing Day is one of the strangest holidays for me. I am not a fan of holidays based on shopping. Unfortunately, the snow here does not last, and I was busy spending time with family while it was here, so I was not able to get a lot of great photos. I really wish for a mother few days of snow on a weekend so that I can show everyone some of my favourite spots, until then, here's one of my shots from the island. 

Wicked Wednesday

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Hohoho. It's not often that I get a white Christmas here in Vancouver, and this year is no different. However, there was some snow that decided to fall on Friday night over on Vancouver island while I was visiting relatives. Therefor, I decided to share one of my favourite shots that I was able to take this weekend with everyone, and do my part to give you a white Christmas! My relatives truely do live in a winter wonderland, and it is absolutely incredible to go and visit this time of year. I would highly reccomend stopping by Vancouver island, and seeing it loaded with snow... So long as you don't need to drive in it. 

Tranquil Tuesday

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! I hope that you have had a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and family. I was able to spend some time with some family a little ways away from home last weekend and it was truely wonderful. But it wasn't only family I got to see. I finally was able to see the beautiful sunrise I have been waiting for. I was lucky enough to see it on the ferry ride over to Vancouver island too, so there was nothing but sea, in between myself and the sunrise. One thing that many armature photographers don't know is that it is actually extremely bad for your camera to take direct photos of the sun. It can easily overload and damage your camera's sensor. That is why most sunrise, or sunset photos, the sun is either behind some clouds, or is past the horizon where it isn't actually visible. 

That is why so many beautiful sunrise photos look similar to this shot I was able to take. I hope you have a wonderful holiday and get to spend it with those you love!